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by

Julia Davies

Julia Davies is a young South African scientist who completed her
tertiary studies at the University of Cape Town. She has a BSc (Honours) in
Environmental and Geographical Science and an MSc in Climate Change
and Sustainable Development. At the time of entering the competition,
Julia was a Senior Research Assistant on the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-
Arid Regions project and was based at the University of Cape Town’s
African Climate and Development Initiative, where she contributed to
research on climate change adaptation and development challenges in
Namibia and Botswana. She is now a third year PhD student in the School of
Geography and Development at the University of Arizona (USA) and is
working on urban food security and climate change issues in sub-
Saharan Africa.

Why poetry?

I chose poetry as a medium to communicate my message because
it is accessible and interesting to the general public. I think that it is
essential to find creative ways to share important information so that it
is meaningful and memorable to people who might not typically read
or engage in science. Poetry is also a hobby of mine, which I hope to
continue using as a tool to make my science matter.

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